:Chris Sullivan (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Chris Sullivan
| image = Chris Sullivan - August 2022 - cropped.jpg
| position = Defensive end
| number = 74
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|3|14}}
| birth_place = North Attleborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
| death_date =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 279
| high_school = North Attleborough
{{nowrap|(North Attleborough, Massachusetts)}}
| college = Boston College
| draftyear = 1996
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 119
| pastteams =
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1996|1999}})
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2000}})
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2001}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 109
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 3.0
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 3
| pfr = SullCh20
}}
Christopher Patrick Sullivan (born March 14, 1973) is an American former professional football defensive lineman for the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1996 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} After retiring following the 2002 season, Sullivan was arrested in 2005 in Attleboro, Massachusetts and charged with driving under the influence of drugs, possession of heroin with intent to distribute, illegal possession of a prescription drug, disorderly conduct, and driving to endanger.[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2005-01-19-notes_x.htm Former defensive end Sullivan pleads innocent to heroin, other charges] USA Today. Accessed November 22, 2007.
In 2008, two weeks after becoming sober, Sullivan attended a parents' night at a local school. The topic of the night was drugs, as Kathi Meyer had spoken to the school earlier that day. Her daughter, Taylor, had died due to underage drinking after partying with friends, after which Kathi became an advocate for ending teen addiction.
The two fell in love after this night and married in 2011. They now travel to schools across the East Coast speaking about alcoholism and addiction.{{Cite web|url=http://taylorsmessage.com/|title=Underage Binge Drinking Preventiona Speaker {{!}} Anti Teen Drinking Speaker {{!}} Youth Speaker|website=taylorsmessage.com|language=en-US|access-date=March 21, 2018}}
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External links
- [http://www.patriots.com/alumni/index.cfm?ac=alumnibiosdetail&bio=597 New England Patriots' bio]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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Category:People from North Attleborough, Massachusetts
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:Boston College Eagles football players
Category:New England Patriots players
Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players
Category:Players of American football from Bristol County, Massachusetts
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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